The New York Observer » Senate Coup 2009 http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:10:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ‘You Really Have to Do This Amongst Yourselves’ ALBANY—Judge Thomas McNamara says he'd rather not get involved in a leadership dispute embroiling the New York State Senate, but will decide officially whether to hear the case on Monday.

"There are three co-equal branches of government," he just said in Supreme Court after conferencing with attorneys for Republicans and Democrats over a Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4003/really-do-amongst-yourselves ‘You Really Have to Do This Amongst Yourselves’ ALBANY—Judge Thomas McNamara says he'd rather not get involved in a leadership dispute embroiling the New York State Senate, but will decide officially whether to hear the case on Monday. "There are three co-equal branches of government," he just said in Supreme Court after conferencing with attorneys for Republicans and Democrats over a suit filed Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/you-really-have-do-amongst-yourselves Aponte Says Senate Will Stay Locked Down ALBANY—The man with the keys, Angelo Aponte, says he is not going anywhere and is not backing down. "I have no intention to resign," Aponte told me and the Daily News' Glenn Blain during a chance encounter in a Capitol corridor. "The doors will remain locked, and there is only one person who will call Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/aponte-says-senate-will-stay-locked-down Smith: We’re Going to Court ALBANY—After David Paterson called for a vote to resolve a leadership dispute in the State Senate, a spokesman for Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith announced he would file a lawsuit against Republicans.

Here's the statement from Austin Shafran, Smith's spokesman:

"The Temporary President and Majority Leader, Senator Malcolm A. Smith, was elected to a two year Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3961/smith-were-going-court Smith: We’re Going to Court ALBANY—After David Paterson called for a vote to resolve a leadership dispute in the State Senate, a spokesman for Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith announced he would file a lawsuit against Republicans. Here's the statement from Austin Shafran, Smith's spokesman: "The Temporary President and Majority Leader, Senator Malcolm A. Smith, was elected to a two year Read More

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